Citrus

Korsten, Lisé; Taverner, Peter

doi:10.1002/9781444354652.ch4

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“…Citrus x aurantium L., popularly known as sweet orange or bitter orange, is one of the most cultivated citrus fruits in some regions of the world. According to Korsten and Taverner (), Brazil ranks first among the most important countries in citrus production. Citrus fruits are rich sources of vitamins A, C, and E; mineral elements; and useful phytochemicals, such as flavonoids, coumarins, limonoids, carotenoids, and other compounds (Zhou, Wanpeng, Yan, Chao, & Zhiqin, ).…”

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Citrus x aurantiumessential oil as feed additive improved growth performance, survival, metabolic, and oxidative parameters of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen)

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The effects of dietary supplementation of graded level (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 ml/kg diet) of Citrus aurantium essential oil (EOCA) on the growth, metabolic, and oxidative parameters of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) were investigated in a 60‐day growth trial. Fish fed with 2.0 ml EOCA per kg exhibited significantly better growth performance than those fed the control diet. Glucose, lactate, and protein levels in liver and muscle were altered significantly by dietary addition of EOCA. Hepatic lipid peroxidation levels, measured using thiobarbituric acid reactive substance and lipid hydroperoxides assays, were reduced in animals receiving the diet containing EOCA. Superoxide dismutase activity was higher, while glutathione S‐transferase activity was lower in the liver of fish receiving 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 ml EOCA per kg of diet than in control. The nonprotein thiols content was higher in fish receiving the EOCA‐containing diet. Thus, dietary addition of EOCA improved growth, biochemical, and antioxidant parameters in silver catfish and could be useful as dietary supplement.

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